Sport and physical education represent important components of German national life, from school and community participation, to elite, international level sport. This unique and comprehensive collection brings together material from leading German scholars to examine the role of sport and PE in Germany from a range of historical and contemporary perspectives.
Key topics include:
* sport and PE in pre-war, post war and re-unified Germany
* sport and PE in schools
* coach education
* elite sport and sport science
* women and sport
* sport and recreation facilities.
This book offers an illuminating insight into how sport and PE have helped to shape Germany. It represents fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in the history and sociology of sport, and those working in German studies.
Über den Autor Ken (Hrsg.) Hardman
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Ken Hardman holds a Visiting Professorship in the Institute of Sport & Exercise Science at the University of Worcester, UK. He is a former President of the International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport, an Honorary Member of the International Committee for Sport Science and the Physical Education Executive Committee and is a Fellow of the National Association for Physical Education, UK, the Royal Society of Arts, and International Fellow of the European Academy of Kinanthropology and Physical Education. Ken Green is Head of Department, Professor of Applied Sociology of Sport, Centre for Research in Sport and Society, University of Chester, UK, and Professor II in Physical Education at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway. He is also the Editor of the European Physical Education Review.
